Where does “Strojek” come from?

Strojek (Polish) comes from Polish stroić, from Proto-Slavic strojiti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

Ancestry of “Strojek”, step by step

Strojek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish stroić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishstroićto adorn, to deck, to decorate, to embellish; to...
2Proto-Slavicstrojitito make ready, prepare, arrange; to erect
3Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Czech stroj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechstrojmachine
2Old Czechstrojmachine
3Proto-Slavicstrojьorder, regime

Words derived from “Strojek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -iti →